2024-03-12T13:47:06-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 461323230 THOMAS CHARITIES THOM 6102340088 PO BOX 88 Landenberg PA 19350 Robin Thomas Executive Director 6102340088 2024-03-18 Robin Thomas 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Robin E Thomas 138 Crestwood Rd Landenberg PA 19350 213170 0 X www.thomascharities.org X 2012 VA Thomas Charities is a Christian organization whose mission is to encourage and empower those without resources to achieve community sustainability in East Africa. We develop agricultural projects for women/widows, provide Primary School fees for orphans, literacy programs for adults, scholarships for school-age students to Secondary School, Vocational School/Higher Education, drill and repair community water wells, provide medical support, and teach Christian education. The majority of our work is in extreme rural areas of Uganda. 6 4 0 10 0 0 157122 177507 0 0 104 34 15609 11885 172835 189426 212557 260315 0 0 0 0 0 0 2168 8768 11880 221325 272195 -48490 -82769 103373 20738 328 462 103045 20276 Thomas Charities is dedicated to empowering and encouraging those without resources to community sustainability without dependency. From the individual to their family to their community, we come alongside the widows, their orphans, their local schools, and their villages, developing agriculture and other income-generating projects, scholarships and other educational assistance, deep clean-water wells, latrines, medical assistance, and the Word of God. 0 0 25263 25263 0 Agricultural Projects and Microenterprises for Women. Thomas Charities-Uganda operates approximately fifty acres of land and a piggery provided to about 500 women and 50 men to farm and reap. Most are widows and former sex-slaves held by rebels in northern Uganda with no property of their own. The women keep the profits and manage their own funds. In addition, seed-funding is provided to several women's/widow's groups who operate various microenterprises such as catering, chickens, small goods shops, and sewing. 48150 48150 0 East Africa Literacy Programs and Education. In Uganda, Thomas Charities sponsors Teacher seminars to enhance and encourage local teachers who themselves have minimal training. All orphans within various villages are provided school fees, uniforms, and supplies to Primary Schools. The local Primary Schools are also provided with additional basic school supplies that villagers cannot afford. Students/orphans are provided scholarships to Secondary School, Vocational and College Level Schools. 57928 57928 0 Medical Center and General Medical Expenses. Thomas Charities operates a full-time Medical Center and Mobile Medical Clinics in rural areas in Northern Uganda where access to local medical care is difficult or nonexistent. The clinics provide basic assessment and care. Ugandan doctors and medical personnel provide prescriptions and referrals for advanced care. Thomas Charities purchases the medicine needed for the clinics in Uganda and provides medical support on an individual as-needed basis throughout the year. 1500 1500 0 Water Wells - Throughout Nwoya District in Northern Uganda, Thomas Charities drills and maintains water wells. This region has no electricity or sanitation. The villagers get their water from either rain water, bore holes (water wells) or more commonly a dirty stagnant watering hole shared with animals. 123260 123260 0 Community Development. This program consists of building projects such as Latrines, Medical Health Center, and the future Vocational School, Granary, and Literacy Center. 4214 4214 0 Mercy. Miscellaneous charitable giving not directly linked to a major program. Can be domestic or foreign. Needs are given in the form of food, clothing, and shelter where famine and/or floods have devastated the impoverished. 128974 128974 0 260315 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA CO FL GA MI NC NJ NV NY OH PA SC TN VA WA X Robin E Thomas 6102340088 PO BOX 88 Landenberg PA 19350 X Christopher B Thomas Board President 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Eric Thomas Board Vice President 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Craig Wellman Board Secretary 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Lynn Patten Board Member 4 0 X 0 0 0 Jamie Irwin Board Treasurer 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Willard Boyes Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Robin Thomas Executive Officer 60 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177507 35629 177507 0 0 0 0 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35629 23744 11885 11885 0 0 0 189426 11919 0 0 0 0 0 0 260315 260315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4699 0 4699 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3789 0 1621 2168 1881 0 1881 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 388 0 388 0 0 0 0 0 Business Registration Fees 1123 0 1123 0 0 0 272195 260315 9712 2168 60 18583 100770 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6663 4508 2543 2155 0 0 0 0 0 103373 20738 328 462 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 328 462 X 103045 20276 0 0 103045 20276 103373 20738 -82769 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 97101 125125 285847 157122 177507 842702 14534 21281 24381 15609 11885 87690 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111635 146406 310228 172731 189392 930392 49495 33113 125206 42114 34169 284097 0 0 0 0 0 0 49495 33113 125206 42114 34169 284097 646295 3 14 98 104 34 253 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 98 104 34 253 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111638 146420 310326 172835 189426 930645 0.69446 0.63601 0.00027 0.00026 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6663 4508 2155 0 0 0 0 2155 1 Sub-Saharan Africa 1 10 Program Services See Schedule F Part V. 260315 1 10 260315 Sub-Saharan Africa See Schedule F Part V. 260315 Bank Transfer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Executive Director and other Board members travel frequently in the region to verify expenditures. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Thomas Charities is a Christian organization whose mission is to encourage and empower those without resources to achieve community sustainability in East Africa. We develop agricultural projects for women/widows, provide Primary School fees for orphans, literacy programs for adults, scholarships for school-age students to Secondary School, Vocational School/Higher Education, drill and repair community water wells, provide medical support, and teach Christian education. The majority of our work is in extreme rural areas of Uganda. Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Thomas Charities is a Christian organization whose mission is to encourage and empower those without resources to achieve community sustainability in East Africa. We develop agricultural projects for women/widows, provide Primary School fees for orphans, literacy programs for adults, scholarships for school-age students to Secondary School, Vocational School/Higher Education, drill and repair community water wells, provide medical support, and teach Christian education. The majority of our work is in extreme rural areas of Uganda. X 35629 POS 0 0 1 1 Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Volunteers use 3rd party sites such as eBay and Amazon to sell donated books, media, trinkets. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Christopher Thomas, Eric Thomas, and Robin Thomas are related. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is disseminated prior to the Board Meeting and then discussed at the Board Meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board Members are required to annually fill out a Conflict of Interest form. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Organization documents are available on Guidestar website.